Environmental weed list for the Adelaide region (116kb pdf)

AquaticsCommon name Scientific name Where it is a problem** alligator weed *Alternanthera philoxeroides creek** cabomba *Cabomba caroliniana creek** leafy elodea *Egeria (or Elodia) densa creek** water hyacinth *Eichhornia crassipes creek** horsetail or scouring rush *Equisetum spp. creekparrot’s feather *Myriophyllum aquaticum creek** salvinia *Salvinia molesta creekThis plant list includes the list adapted from SA Urban Forest Biodiversity Program (2001)Conserving Adelaide's Biodiversity: Resources, SA Urban Forest Biodiversity Program,Adelaide & Robertson, M. (1997) Stop Bushland Weeds, Nature Conservation of SouthAustralia Inc., Adelaide.Weeds of National SignificanceCommon NameScientific Nameprickly acaciaAcacia nilotica ssp. indicaalligator weedAlternanthera philoxeroidespond appleAnnona glabrabridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides & A.declinatuscabombaCabomba carolinianabitou bush/boneseedChrysanthemoides moniliferarubber vineCryptostegia grandiflorahymenachneHymenachne amplexicaulislantanaLantana camaramimosaMimosa pigraChilean needle grassNassella neesianaserrated tussockNassella trichotomaParkinsoniaParkinsonia aculeataparthenium weedParthenium hysterophorusblackberryRubus fruticosus agg. (industrycultivars exempt)Willows except weeping willows,pussy willow and sterile pussy willowSalix spp. except S. babylonica S.X calodendron and S. X reichardtiisalviniaSalvinia molestaathel pineTamarix aphyllagorseUlex auropaeusThese plants should not be established in parks or gardens.